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As Trump's deadline for a cap on credit card rates looms, banks have only questions and no answers
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As Trump’s deadline for a cap on credit card rates looms, banks have only questions and no answers

  • January 17, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump a week ago told the credit card industry it had until…
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Judge blocks White House's attempt to defund the CFPB, ensuring employees get paid
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Judge blocks White House’s attempt to defund the CFPB, ensuring employees get paid

  • December 31, 2025
NEW YORK — The White House cannot lapse in its funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a…
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Judge blocks White House's attempt to defund the CFPB, ensuring employees get paid
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Judge blocks White House’s attempt to defund the CFPB, ensuring employees get paid

  • December 31, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The White House cannot lapse in its funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,…
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Irish watchdog calls for EU reform to allow fans return tickets bought under pressure
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Irish watchdog calls for EU reform to allow fans return tickets bought under pressure

  • December 24, 2025
We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us…
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Spain fines Airbnb $75 million for unlicensed tourist rentals
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Spain fines Airbnb $75 million for unlicensed tourist rentals

  • December 15, 2025
MADRID — Spain’s government has fined Airbnb 64 million euros ($75 million) for advertising unlicensed tourist rentals, officials…
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What does a lifelong vegetarian with an adult son spend on weekly groceries?
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What does a lifelong vegetarian with an adult son spend on weekly groceries?

  • December 5, 2025
Marina van Dijk is a 64-year-old semi-retired gardener living in Hillcrest, on Auckland’s North Shore. She has followed…
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Trump administration moves to overrule state laws protecting credit reports from medical debt
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Trump administration moves to overrule state laws protecting credit reports from medical debt

  • October 28, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to overrule any state laws that may protect consumers’…
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Landlords will have to reveal how much rent they charge tenants
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Landlords will have to reveal how much rent they charge tenants

  • October 13, 2025
The Government is to introduce new laws that would require landlords to disclose the amount of rent charged…
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Landlords will have to reveal how much rent they charge tenants
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Landlords will have to reveal how much rent they charge tenants

  • October 13, 2025
The Government is to introduce new laws that would require landlords to disclose the amount of rent charged…
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Auckland family shocked by $37k gas quote, despite DIY efforts to cut costs
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Auckland family shocked by $37k gas quote, despite DIY efforts to cut costs

  • October 3, 2025
An Auckland family says they were shocked to receive a quote of nearly $37,000 to connect their Bucklands…
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How a family of seven (plus five pets) eats well for less than $280 per week
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How a family of seven (plus five pets) eats well for less than $280 per week

  • October 3, 2025
Mum and businesswoman Danielle Coolbear Jenkins has found herself low on income lately, but not on inventive ideas…
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A phone displaying "buy now pay later" on its screen, super imposed in front of a grocery aisle.
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Afterpay backtracks on ban on ‘no payment upfront’ for groceries and fuel

  • October 2, 2025
The buy now, pay later lender stopped allowing no upfront payments on essentials in order to ‘promote responsible…
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